So, since the Kindle is quite oviously a US-Only Reader once again, I would like to aks all mobilereaders who are also interested in this device to write to Amazon.com (Kindle section) and ask them when this device will be available in other countries.

I just sent them a short message asking about availability in Germany. If we manage to get their attention they might just consider selling a version without EV-DO and with GPRS instead to the rest of the world.

The question is: Is it in Amazon's power to go international with the Kindle as of right now? If I remember correctly when we talked with Sony, it's not only a matter of distribution but also of signing contracts with the various publishers. In addition, Amazon would need to find a teleco carrier who would offer their Whispernet feature.

Yup, most probably Amazon shares a small part of the revenue with the telco. And I think there should be a per-MB or per-GB package for bandwidth that would be consumed on free stuff such as free blogs, free access to Google Booksearch, free ebook services, Google News, Wikipedia with pictures, web browsing, reading emails and writing emails and more.